Integrated Crop Management in Sustainable Agriculture

Integrated Pest Management Farmer Field School for Sustainable Agriculture

The study was conducted among the two farmer groups in Bhaktapur and Kavre districts of Nepal. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of IPM FFS on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced IPM knowledge and adoption of IPM strategies by the farmers. The study has be...

integrated pest management farmer field school for sustainable agriculture

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ipm ffs on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced ipm knowledge and adoption of ipm strategies by the farmers. the study has be...

Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management

Integrated Crop Management

The procedure required to move forward with regard to get-ting genetically improved cotton accepted and commerciallyavailable is discussed. Three steps generally need to be taken,namely getting biosafety guidelines or regulations in place,secondly testing the technology for efficacy and suitability,and then thirdly, moving forward with commercializationthereby making the...

Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for tropical smallholders. Global pesticide use has grown over the past 20 years to 3.5 billion kg/year, amounting to a global market worth $45 billion. The external costs of pesticides are $4-$19 (€3-15) per kg of active ingredien...